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KS HB2206

Bill

Status

Passed

4/10/2025

Primary Sponsor

Elections

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Origin

House of Representatives

2025-2026 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Renames the Kansas Governmental Ethics Commission to the Kansas Public Disclosure Commission effective July 1, 2025, with all powers, duties, and functions transferred to the renamed entity

  • Requires elected officials who choose not to run for re-election or who are defeated to terminate their campaign accounts within 90 days after the second subsequent general election for that office

  • Mandates filing of statements of independent expenditures with the commission when a person spends $1,000 or more in aggregate within a calendar year, including details on payees, amounts, purposes, and candidates identified

  • Prohibits conditioning contributions on agreements that the recipient committee will subsequently contribute funds to another candidate, political, or party committee, declaring such agreements null and void

  • Increases the threshold for requiring contributor identification from $10 to $50 and refines the definition of "political committee" to include entities spending 50% or more of total program spending on contributions/expenditures or those stating election of candidates as their major purpose

Legislative Description

Renaming the Kansas governmental ethics commission to the Kansas public disclosure commission, defining terms in the campaign finance act, requiring the filing of statements of independent expenditures, prohibiting agreements requiring contributions in the name of another and requiring the termination of unused campaign finance accounts.

Last Action

House Approved by Governor on Monday, April 7, 2025

4/10/2025

Committee Referrals

Federal and State Affairs2/18/2025
Elections2/3/2025

Full Bill Text

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